Ohio Music Education Association

Creative Events

ELIGIBILITY• Open to all students in grades 1-12.• The student’s teacher (public or private) must be a standing member of OMEA.

RULES, REGULATIONS, SUGGESTIONS• Compositions, applications, and the $17 application fee (payable to OMEA) are postmark due May 1, 2018. Deadlines are strictly enforced.• Please ensure that you read all rules and regulations on the submission form.• Handwritten submissions are fine but must be legible.• Most notation software (Sibelius; Finale; Noteflight) is acceptable to submit.• Electronic submissions are acceptable (and can be submitted by email or on CD media), but OMEA requires a score. All submissions must be able to be notated in some way, part of which may include graphic notation.• Recordings: highly suggested if possible. Large ensemble compositions are stronglyencouraged to have a recording.• Encourage students to submit compositions, but please use discretion in submitting compositions that are notable. Entire class submissions are not generally encouraged. However, don’t forget that you can submit compositions for FESTIVALPARTICIPATION!

THE ADJUDICATION FORM• A copy of the adjudication form used by our Creative Events Adjudicator is on the member portal of the OMEA website.• Sample Superior compositions are available on the OMEA website.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION• Composers receiving a rating of Superior or Excellent will be recognized in the Triad and may be asked to showcase their compositions at the 2019 OMEA Professional Development Conference.• Composers may order a pin (grades 1-8) or a medal (grades 9-12) from the OMEA Director of Adjudicated Event Awards and Materials.

These compositions must be sent with a CD/DVD as well as a notated score or graphic representation of a musical score.(30) CD or DVD(31) CD or DVD with instruments and/or voices (Source of Poetry must be accurately indicated)

Order Awards

When a composition is awarded a Superior or Excellent rating, the student is awarded an OMEA adjudicated event certificate. Junior high students may order an OMEA pin. High school students may order a medal.

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